Brooklyn Public Library
Above, our limited-edition Elmo library card, available in branch starting Saturday, November 14!
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Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library has book suggestions, sweet treats and the Cat in the Hat on our blog this week. Read all about it!

Source: blog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Every week, we'll scour the internet, the air- waves and the bookshelves (and even talk to some live people) to let you know what's going on and what you can do about it.
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library offers librarian assistance even when we're closed! http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ask_librarian.jsp

Fri at 9:08am
Paula Brown
Fri at 11:18am
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library is hosting a special Sesame Street anniversary exhibit through February 21, 2010. Come in to see Bert & Ernie, Cookie Monster and more muppets! Read all about it here: http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/sesamestreet/

Thu at 1:59pm
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Brooklyn Public Library Executive Career Coach Charles Moldenhauer leads this interactive workshop on building a five-step job search plan, selling yourself with more than just a resume, seeing results from LinkedIn, and more.

Free career coaching seminar
Time:6:00PM Thursday, December 3rd
Location:Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
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Brooklyn Public Library Fletcher's new book All Hopped up and Ready to Go provides a compelling history of the NYC music scene from 1927 to 1977. Brooklyn-born Vega was one half of the seminal electronic duo Suicide. Vega?s venue Project of Living Artists served as a stomping ground for the likes of the New York Dolls, Television, and Blondie.

Author talk with rock-n-roll insiders
Time:7:00PM Thursday, December 10th
Location:Central Library, Dweck Center
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Brooklyn Public Library Frank Capra directed this Depression-era story of an honest everyman assailed by thievery, adultery, mobsters, gambling and capitalism gone mad. Tom Dickson, president of Union National Bank refuses to let his bank get taken over by the New York Trust. Tom is not interested in profits, but rather sees depositors as decent citizens. His idealism costs him.

Time:1:30PM Sunday, November 22nd
Location:Central Library, Dweck Center
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library Come enjoy baked goods and refreshments, as well as a tag sale of lightly used household items including toys, books, CDs and arts and crafts items. Proceeds will support the adult literacy programs at the five Adult Learning Centers at Bedford, Central, Coney Island, Eastern Parkway and Flatbush.

Buy baked goods for a cause!
Time:11:00AM Saturday, December 12th
Location:Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library has a recipe for a killer Thanksgiving pear cranberry pie. Buy if you're a buyer and not a baker, we have suggestions for where to pick up a holiday treat, too: http://blog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/default.aspx

Thu at 8:01am
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Brooklyn Public Library has downloadable media that's perfect for your holiday travels on planes, trains and automobiles! http://digitalbooks.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/D16D40A4-D591-4AE2-8542-1AD96B3BECC1/10/340/en/Default.htm

November 18 at 8:42am
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library wonders which children's books you love. Goodnight Moon? Caps For Sale? If so, please consider buying a few copies for our libraries so Brooklyn's children can always read them. http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/support/adopt/

November 17 at 1:06pm
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
@Barbara: thank you for your generosity!
@Jason: I'm looking into whether you'd follow regular donation procedures, or a different one for this book drive, so I'll get back to you shortly.
November 18 at 8:41am
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
@Jason: please follow the library donation guideline rules for these titles, as well. Thanks! http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/support/materials/
November 18 at 11:23am
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Brooklyn Public Library Meet Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton, an expert on knitting with Noro yarns and has published many books and patterns featuring Noro and other yarns. Join us for this free talk, book signing, and one-night trunk show.

Meet Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton
Time:6:30PM Friday, November 20th
Location:Central Library, Dweck Center
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Public Library hopes that this holiday season, you'll give back to the place that gives you so much; please consider a donation, or donating your time by volunteering. http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/support/

November 16 at 6:22am
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library has free arts and culture programs at the Dweck Center at Central this weekend. http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/culturearts/ And free events around the system, too. http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/calendar/EventList.do

November 13 at 6:44am
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library implores you to help us avoid budget cuts. Find out how on our blog:
http://blog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/post/2009/11/12/Cut-it-Out.aspx

Source: blog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
As you may know, Governor Paterson has called the New York State Legislature into Special Session Tuesday, November 10, at noon to consider his proposed $3 billion mid-year State Budget cuts. Included ...
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
@Shannon and Barbara: thank you, too!
November 13 at 6:45am
Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library can tell you what happened any day in Brooklyn from 1841-1902 via the online version of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle

November 12 at 8:45am
Joe Raskin
Joe Raskin
This is such a great tool for research. Is there any chance that you'll digitalize the Eagle from 1902-1955?
November 12 at 8:17pm
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
@Joe: We're glad you like it, and we'd love to digitize the rest of the Eagle, but need funding to do so, as it's a big project with a hefty price tag.
November 13 at 6:51am
Joe Raskin
Joe Raskin
I went through the Eagle on Microfilm for all of those years. I learned a lot!!
November 13 at 7:57pm